Events

11 Apr 2025

Lukashenko: Belarus, Pakistan agreed to develop mechanism to facilitate labor migration

MINSK, 11 April (BelTA) - Belarus and Pakistan have agreed to develop a mechanism to facilitate labor migration, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during an expanded-format meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Minsk on 11 April, BelTA has learned.

The head of state said that during the negotiations, the parties discussed an important and sensitive topic of labor resources. The president stated that Pakistan has a significant number of people willing and able to work in Belarus. The leadership of the two countries agreed to develop the necessary mechanism to help labor migrants from Pakistan find a job in Belarus.

"We have agreed to do our utmost to make sure that our Pakistani friends, workers, farmers, intellectuals and everyone who wishes to work in Belarus will be able to do so. We will provide them with the necessary support,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. "We have also agreed to develop a specific mechanism to assist Pakistan’s people in finding a job in Belarus. We will need their help greatly."

The opening of a direct flight between Islamabad and Minsk will facilitate the implementation of these agreements and will help promote bilateral business and humanitarian contacts. This topic was also discussed during the talks between the two leaders.

"If we promptly establish air service between Islamabad and Minsk, I am confident that we will make significant progress [in developing bilateral business and humanitarian contacts]. Moreover, if we bring in labor resources from Pakistan to Belarus (and we will do it), people will need quick air travel. We are ready to work in this direction and pursue this path," the president concluded.

Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to employ 100,000-150,000 Pakistani specialists

MINSK, 11 April (BelTA) – Belarus is ready to employ 100,000-150,000 specialists from Pakistan, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media after his talks with Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif in Minsk on 11 April, BelTA has learned.

“We have also agreed with my friend, the prime minister of Pakistan, that experts from different sectors will be sent here soon. I am talking about the industries where we need specialists. The authorities of Pakistan will help us with such specialists. Let it be 100,000, maybe 120,000-150,000 these specialists. We are ready to welcome them in Belarus and create the necessary working conditions for them here,” the head of state said.

Pakistan received this initiative with great enthusiasm.

“Let me thank you from the bottom of my heart and on behalf of the entire delegation, on behalf of the people of Pakistan for your generous offer and invitation of more than 100,000 highly qualified workers from Pakistan to come to Belarus to work,” the prime minister said. “Believe me, this offer has made my day. This is a real gift that I an taking home from Belarus, a dear gift from my brother Aleksandr Lukashenko,” he said.

Shehbaz Sharif assured Aleksandr Lukashenko that all Pakistani specialists who would get the opportunity to work in Belarus would have excellent qualifications. “You will see that they are highly qualified specialists and can help your country. They are hardworking, they have skills, families to support. They can help develop the bridge we are building between Minsk and Islamabad,” the Pakistani prime minister said.



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